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Chapter 3

The Grand Tour

Peter, Lucy, and Lily were walking to the stables of Cair Paravel. The clouds hovered over Narnia, but the day was still nice and did not have to go to waste. Lily was now out of her old dirty clothes and in a green dress, so she didn't look out of place.

" Autumn is my favorite horse!" Lucy smiled, "She gallops very well, and she is simply adorable! You can use her, Lily. You would like her!"

" Thank you, Lu." Lily laughed. She had noticed that the spunky enthusiastic Lucy Pevensie she used to live next to didn't change one bit.

" Lu, you haven't left Lily alone since she got here." Peter told Lucy.

" She's fine Peter, I like talking to Lucy." Lily smiled, "She's not completely boring like some people."

Lucy laughed at the comment Lily made towards Peter. Lucy knew Lily was only joking, but she had never seen anyone joke around like that with the high King of Narnia before.

" I am not boring!" Peter defended himself.

" I'm Peter, High King of Narnia!" Lucy imitated her brother.

" Lu!" Peter said, he couldn't help but to laugh.

While Peter and Lucy saddled up Lily and Peter's horses, Lily walked around the stable looking at all the horses.

" That one is Edmund's horse." Peter said as Lily rubbed the nose of a horse. The horse let out a sneeze.

" Aren't you going to say 'bless you'!" The horse said to Lily. Lily's eyes grew wide when she saw the horse talking to her.

" Oh, we forgot to tell you, all the animals in Narnia talk." Peter said calmly.

" Oh." Lily said, "That is just something so forgetful to mention."

" Queen Lucy, your sister would like me to tell you that your lesson begins now." A fawn said as he hobbled into the stables.

" But, I wanted to go on the ride too! Please Peter!" Lucy begged.

" Lu, this will be the second lesson you've skipped this week. Sorry not this time." Peter said. Lily was just staring at the fawn, in complete awe.

" Fine! See you at dinner, Lily!" Lucy waved as she followed the fawn out of the stables.

" That man had ears and furry legs and-and hooves" Lily whispered to Peter.

" He's a fawn, I told you that last night." Peter smiled.

" I know, but they look so much more interesting in person." Lily smiled.

" Come on, let's go." He said as he mounted his horse. Lily got on hers and followed Peter out of the stables on horse back.

Peter lead Lily through Narnia showing her all the important places and the most beautiful ones. At the moment they were riding through the woods. Even though it was only three o'clock, in the thick of the forest it was dark. The sound of Narnia animals running through the forest could be heard through out.

" This place is so beautiful!" Lily marveled with a smile growing on her face.

" So, you will be staying?" Peter asked with hope.

" I'm not positive yet, but there's a good chance." Lily said as her smile widened when Peter looked at her. There was a long awkward silence, but Lily didn't like it and she decided to fill the silence with a thought that had been in her mind since she arrived, "Peter aren't you going to ask me about the witch? I mean, no one has asked me any questions about what happened in the cave. Everyone just wanted to know the location, nothing else."

" I thought you would tell me when you were ready." Peter shrugged. A smile danced across Lily's lips as she realized how much Peter had respected her.

" Well, would you like to know what happened?" Lily asked.

" Only if you're ready." He made sure.

" Well, when we disappeared, we arrived in a cave. It was disgusting and there were bats and rats and bugs everywhere." Lily said.

" Was anyone else with her, any followers?" Peter asked carefully.

" Well, not there, she talked about how they were in hiding to, and she said that she had about 40 of the trees on her side, but I don't know what that means." Lily said.

" She said the trees were on her side?" Peter said as his voice became more hushed and he stopped his horse.

" Yes, but what does that mean?" She asked in confusion. Peter took the regains of Lily's horse and pulled it to a stop.

" Peter, what is going on? This sounds ridiculous!" Lily laughed.

" Shh!" Peter whispered as he covered Lily's mouth with his hand. Chills ran up and down Lily's arms as Peter's warm soft skin touched her lips. Peter motioned for Lily to follow him.

" Scary isn't it, Peter Pevensie?" Said a chilling voice from behind. As Peter looked behind him a girl stood, she looked very similar to the witch who had kidnaped Lily. Lily's eyes grew wide and the knot in her stomach tightened, "Some of your people proved not to be loyal to the perfect High King of Narnia!"

" My people are very loyal to me!" Peter said fiercely, "Lily go back to Cair Paravel!"

" Your precious Lily! Well, she is very valuable to me too, Peter! Do you not recall the old prophecies? The High King of Narnia is not very familiar with the history of his own country!" The witch laughed.

" Get to your point, or I'll run my sword through you!" Peter shouted as he pulled his sword out of the scabbard.

" When an heiress of a pervious witch who has ruled Narnia emerges, one more son of Adam or daughter of Eve is supposed to join the other four! Which is why I must take her!" The witch said harshly as she leapt foward, and brought out her wand and Lily was right beside her. Peter jumped off his horse and charged at the witch with his sword slashing through the air. The witch brought out her sword, but did not get ready for battle, but held it up to Lily's throat.

" If you take one more step towards me, I'll run her through! She has no other use for me!" The witch snarled. Peter stopped dead in his tracks and lowered his sword, he felt so helpless, there was nothing he could do now. Peter glanced at Lily and saw the terror in her eyes. The big blue wondrous enchanting eyes, now looked cold and dreary and wide and were watery. Lily had a look on her face that seemed to beg Peter to save her. The witch then took out her wand again and Peter knew exactly what she was going to do and he brought out his sword again, but it was to late they had disappeared.

" LILY!" Peter shouted. Peter couldn't believe how stupid and idiotic he was for not doing anything to stop the witch. He had let Lily go into harms way again. Peter rushed back to Cair Paravel over whelmed with anger.

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